COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cushing vs Storm Lake
PLACE A
Cushing, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Storm Lake, Iowa
Cushing is 95% smaller than Storm Lake. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Storm Lake has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -9%).
CUSHINGSTORM LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population58411,590−95% vs Storm Lake
Population density4252,136−1,710
Population growth-9.0%6.3%−15.3 pts
Median age40.830.9+9.9
Male54.3%48.3%+6.0 pts
Female45.7%51.7%−6.0 pts
Foreign-born2.7%30.3%−27.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.4%33.1%+45.4 pts
Black6.8%3.8%+3.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.3%43.5%−33.1 pts
Asian0.0%12.7%−12.7 pts
Other4.5%6.9%−2.5 pts
Median household income$63,182$62,765+$417
Per capita income$40,547$30,603+$9,944
Poverty rate23.4%7.0%+16.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4480.418+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%18.9%−5.3 pts
Graduate degree7.3%7.2%+0.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%4.4%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation53.4%70.3%−16.9 pts
Median home value$136,700$172,200−$35,500
Median gross rent$950$898+$52
Owner-occupied83.2%66.3%+16.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.0%5.3%+3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households85.7%27.9%+57.8 pts
Average commute30.610.1+20.5
Worked from home2.9%4.3%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured19.0%7.2%+11.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025